Rushcliffe Borough Council’s deputy leader, councillor Debbie Mason, said: "This action today sends out a clear message, if you own a vehicle seized in connection with fly-tipping in Rushcliffe, it can be destroyed or otherwise disposed of.

“We have a zero tolerance policy on fly-tippers. We and our partners will use all of our enforcement powers and seek to prosecute anyone who fly-tips and creates disgusting eyesores like this.

“Our Environmental Health team should be applauded for this work in identifying the vehicle involved in allegedly dumping the items."

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Inspector Craig Berry, from Nottinghamshire Police said: “We take all fly-tipping extremely seriously and work with partners, such as Rushcliffe Borough Council in this case, to do everything we can to prevent and deter offending and take action when we can.

“It is a particularly difficult offence to investigate. However, the use of CCTV cameras, our work with partners and the use of all powers and tools available means we can seize vehicles where necessary.”

A Rushcliffe Borough Council spokesman said vehicles will be crushed before the completion of any potential prosecution due to the length of time that process can take.